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for an agent, call the number that appears on your screen. >> bret: widespread fires in egypt. tens of thousands protested again today in c perceived power grab by the country's new president. correspondent steve harrigan tells us the situation has gone from bad to worse. >> egypt's government may have thought pushing through a new draft constitution would ease street protests. but so far, the reverse is true. some of the biggest crowds yet marching downtown to demand the overthrow of the first democratically elected president mohammed morsi. >> now we have president morsi and we don't understand is f he is the president of egypt or muslim brotherhood. >> they walked in out protest. >> there are concerns over the lack of protection and women's rights and the role of islamic law as a source for many legislation. it places some constraint on the presidential power. limiting the president to two four-year terms and it provides for civilian oversight of the military. president morsi has vowed to give up the powers he assumed last week the started the protest, as soon as the constit
for an agent, call the number that appears on your screen. >> bret: widespread fires in egypt. tens of thousands protested again today in c perceived power grab by the country's new president. correspondent steve harrigan tells us the situation has gone from bad to worse. >> egypt's government may have thought pushing through a new draft constitution would ease street protests. but so far, the reverse is true. some of the biggest crowds yet marching downtown to demand the overthrow...
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now, there is president morsi, and we do not know if he is the president of egypt or the president of the muslim brotherhood. >> islamists who dominate the assembly have already answered that question -- the body signed off on all 234 articles of the constitution, which is based upon the principles of sharia or islamic law. the constitution maintains sharia as the main source of legislation. it also gives women no guarantee of equal rights, since the rights must conform with sharia. religious leaders will also be able to directly influence egyptian legislation in the future. secular and christian representatives boycotted the vote. they had already withdrawn from the assembly weeks ago. in a television interview, morsi again tried to appease the opposition forces. he said the sweeping forces to granted himself last week will only remain until a constitution goes into effect, but that is not enough for his opponents who have vowed to keep on protesting. >> those protests have been growing steadily all day. let's bring now our correspondent live from cairo. just how divided is -- right
now, there is president morsi, and we do not know if he is the president of egypt or the president of the muslim brotherhood. >> islamists who dominate the assembly have already answered that question -- the body signed off on all 234 articles of the constitution, which is based upon the principles of sharia or islamic law. the constitution maintains sharia as the main source of legislation. it also gives women no guarantee of equal rights, since the rights must conform with sharia....
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always there. >>> wiek take a key role in egypt's protests. jim has more of today's top stories. >> that's right, egyptians have taken to the streets saying they think their new leader is trying to hijack their constitution. raza sayia is in cairo. >> there doesn't seem to be an end to the protests here. tens of thousands protests president morsi and the draft of this new constitution. some of his fiercest critics here are women, women's right activists. they don't like the way it was drafted, and they don't believe they were represented in the panel, and here is what else they're saying, we don't trust the president and the muslim brotherhood. >> look at other countries, they crewed all the other countries, and now they want to screw egypt. >> who is they? >> the muslim brothers -- >> so you don't -- >> they are not egyptians, they're an international organization. >> so you don't trust them at all? >> of course not. >> all of these people, we don't trust them. they push us to do whatever they want. >> how much longer are you willing to come
always there. >>> wiek take a key role in egypt's protests. jim has more of today's top stories. >> that's right, egyptians have taken to the streets saying they think their new leader is trying to hijack their constitution. raza sayia is in cairo. >> there doesn't seem to be an end to the protests here. tens of thousands protests president morsi and the draft of this new constitution. some of his fiercest critics here are women, women's right activists. they don't like the...
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>>shepard: egypt's rush to draft a new constitution has sparked backlash against the government. tahrir square is packed with tens of thousands of egyptians protesting against their president morsi and his assembly after they approved a draft of the new constitution. they did it but any christians, no liberals, no moderate muslims, because they left the body in protest. they claim that the assembly is bent on passing laws that restricts speech and women's rights and the draft come as week after president morsi gave himself unchecked control over the country. he made himself a dictator. he claims it is "temporary" in order to promote stability. steve harrigan is live in cairo. what is the draft constitution? >>reporter: well, opposition figures including the nobel peace prize laureate is calling the constitution a coup against democracy. they are sharply criticizing it as a rush drive, 16 hours of voting on a constitution, pushing it through only after all moderates, liberals and christians have left the room in protest. right now it stands to go to referendum in 15 days but the a
>>shepard: egypt's rush to draft a new constitution has sparked backlash against the government. tahrir square is packed with tens of thousands of egyptians protesting against their president morsi and his assembly after they approved a draft of the new constitution. they did it but any christians, no liberals, no moderate muslims, because they left the body in protest. they claim that the assembly is bent on passing laws that restricts speech and women's rights and the draft come as week...
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what they say is that applies to all the drafted by islamist dominated assembly it doesn't represent egypt on top of that it's of course is the sharia law and i've been to it although the initial wording is actually similar to the seventy one constitution the problem is that other articles defining sorry and even open to all true conservative interpretation in addition to that thank you and rights watch actually. had a report today that highlighted the problems of women's rights within the constitution in addition there are articles saying things like you cannot insult an individual which can be widely interpreted and misused and of course so. the main issues is a military trials to civilians this is a practice is illegal under international law and when the subject of many campaigns by revolutionary forces and he's allowed in the constitution we expect the constitution to be handed to the president today and a referendum in the next few weeks but with this continuing disturbance on the streets and more protests are expected really we're not sure how to shop at befriend them to go ahead ce
what they say is that applies to all the drafted by islamist dominated assembly it doesn't represent egypt on top of that it's of course is the sharia law and i've been to it although the initial wording is actually similar to the seventy one constitution the problem is that other articles defining sorry and even open to all true conservative interpretation in addition to that thank you and rights watch actually. had a report today that highlighted the problems of women's rights within the...
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. >>> we're watching developments in egypt, as well, where tens of thousands of protesters have been jamming cairo's tahrir square for hours now. they denouncing president morsi and that draft constitution his islamic allies approved early today. james maceda joining me live. it appears reminiscent of the scene two years ago. >> reporter: you're right. and i want to point out something that's just happened within the last couple of minutes. we've seen some exchanges of blows, some scuffling going on between what looks like mostly anti-morsi people who are here obviously, this is an opposition demonstration, and perhaps some infiltrated pro morsi people. it's hard to tell. but just down below us, there was some scuffling, some punching out, and using sticks. and suddenly the group were thrown by undercover security into a van and driven off. this all just happened a few moments ago. you're absolutely right that we get that feeling of two years ago here. you've got a massive crowd, by last estimate about 100,000 here tonight, packed into this square. it's of course ground zero 2011 res
. >>> we're watching developments in egypt, as well, where tens of thousands of protesters have been jamming cairo's tahrir square for hours now. they denouncing president morsi and that draft constitution his islamic allies approved early today. james maceda joining me live. it appears reminiscent of the scene two years ago. >> reporter: you're right. and i want to point out something that's just happened within the last couple of minutes. we've seen some exchanges of blows,...
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now is going to rest in egypt as well as protests in libya and tunisia the many unless of questioning just how much change the arab spring has bought these countries and is gonna cheat you can find there are fears that instead of a better a brighter tomorrow these nations be sliding towards a darker future. less than two years after the egyptian people ousted carful hosni mubarak mohamed morsi granted himself even more power than his predecessor head to the special the kray president morsi make sure that no court can challenge his decisions. that the president's power grab brought hundreds of thousands of egyptians onto the street with a shared sense that their aspirations were being betrayed. unfortunately replace the corrupt regime of mubarak with a regime that is more strict and violent the draft version of egypt's new constitution inserts new islamic references into the country's system of government and keeps in place an article defining the principles of shari'a as the main source of legislation when they're not in power there are moderates. in the united states and washington t
now is going to rest in egypt as well as protests in libya and tunisia the many unless of questioning just how much change the arab spring has bought these countries and is gonna cheat you can find there are fears that instead of a better a brighter tomorrow these nations be sliding towards a darker future. less than two years after the egyptian people ousted carful hosni mubarak mohamed morsi granted himself even more power than his predecessor head to the special the kray president morsi make...
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egypt's muslim lawmakers vote through a new constitution resembling hosni mubarak's rule strengthening islamic law protests among those who believe the revolution has been. a political disconnect in germany parliament allows forty four more euros in aid for greece but taxpayers few move respond. and the arab spring encroaches on kuwait with a staunch western ally witnessing mass protests against corruption and the proving . very good evening from thanks for being with us first tonight egypt his name is dominated constitutional assembly has passed a new draft constitution documents based on sharia law and it's triggered fresh protests across the country opposition activists say it's a betrayal of the revolutions ideals true it's got the latest for you from cairo. the problem really stems from the constituent assembly itself many of the liberal leftists and church representatives actually walked up to the constituent assembly to what they said was bullying from the islamist factions that dominated the constitution writing body one of the key issues is the sharia law which many say the ar
egypt's muslim lawmakers vote through a new constitution resembling hosni mubarak's rule strengthening islamic law protests among those who believe the revolution has been. a political disconnect in germany parliament allows forty four more euros in aid for greece but taxpayers few move respond. and the arab spring encroaches on kuwait with a staunch western ally witnessing mass protests against corruption and the proving . very good evening from thanks for being with us first tonight egypt his...
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it's a moscow time tonight egypt's muslim lawmakers vote through a new constitution resembling hosni mubarak's rule while strengthening islamic law reigniting protests that those who believe the revolution is being betrayed. also reporting a political disconnect in germany parliament allows forty four billion more euros in aid for greece now but taxpayers you move are squandered for. this role of the u.s. versus the world as the two dismissed palestine success of the u.n. but more than two thirds of countries gave the go ahead to its state. if you just joined us for a good evening i'm kevin oh it's good to have your company this is r.t. international our top story chips islamist dominated constitutional assembly has passed a new draft constitution documents based on sharia law and has triggered fresh protests across the country opposition activists say it's a betrayal of the revolutions ideals truths got the latest from cairo. the problem really stems from the constituent assembly itself many of the liberal leftist and church representatives actually walked out of the constituent ass
it's a moscow time tonight egypt's muslim lawmakers vote through a new constitution resembling hosni mubarak's rule while strengthening islamic law reigniting protests that those who believe the revolution is being betrayed. also reporting a political disconnect in germany parliament allows forty four billion more euros in aid for greece now but taxpayers you move are squandered for. this role of the u.s. versus the world as the two dismissed palestine success of the u.n. but more than two...
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egypt is very divided right now. the one camp, the one here in tahrir square, is anti-morsi, anti-muslim brotherhood. they saw also that the united states has been too quick to embrace the muslim brotherhood, and that has emboldened morsi to allow himself to become a dictator or to become a new phara pharaoh. morsi is digging in. he gave a speech last night on television. it was formatted as an interview, but it was still a speech in which he said, i'm sorry. i didn't mean to take all of these extra powers, but i did it for the sake of the nation. >> nbc's richard engel in tahrir square in cairo, thank you. >>> time to look at stories topping the news now. israeli officials are saying that government has okayed settlement construction of 3,000 new west bank units. now, this news comes as palestinians are celebrating yesterday's u.n. vote on statehood. >>> former president george h.w. bush will likely leave the hospital this weekend. doctors say the 88-year-old quickly recovered from viral bronchitis and a secondary i
egypt is very divided right now. the one camp, the one here in tahrir square, is anti-morsi, anti-muslim brotherhood. they saw also that the united states has been too quick to embrace the muslim brotherhood, and that has emboldened morsi to allow himself to become a dictator or to become a new phara pharaoh. morsi is digging in. he gave a speech last night on television. it was formatted as an interview, but it was still a speech in which he said, i'm sorry. i didn't mean to take all of these...
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cheryl: a different story in the middle east, protests are growing in egypt. wait until you see what happens tomorrow. those opposed to president mohammad morsi making their voices heard. dennis: let's look at ten year treasuries. tracy: i am tracy byrnes, markets are searching for direction as investors look to washington for the latest on the fiscal cliff negotiations. right now the dow is down 9 points. aaa joins the controversy surrounding the new blend of gasoline containing 50% ethanol. the nation's largest automobile group is urging regulators and fuel producers to stop selling it. trading potential for consumer confusion voided warranties and vehicle damage. the environmental protection agency approved the blend in june. apple is looking to take a bite out of the chinese market with consumer electronics heavyweight announcing the i phone 5 will go on sale in china december 14th, the ipad mini and fourth generation i had become available december 7th. of these products are sold in 40 countries. the latest from the fox business network giving you the pow
cheryl: a different story in the middle east, protests are growing in egypt. wait until you see what happens tomorrow. those opposed to president mohammad morsi making their voices heard. dennis: let's look at ten year treasuries. tracy: i am tracy byrnes, markets are searching for direction as investors look to washington for the latest on the fiscal cliff negotiations. right now the dow is down 9 points. aaa joins the controversy surrounding the new blend of gasoline containing 50% ethanol....
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. >>> got a live scene for you in egypt right now, and as has become obvious to many, that's what tahrir square looks like when thousands of people descend upon it in the nighttime. at this point live there are angry crowds who are angry about their president, mohammed morsi and the new constitution that just was passed in that country. they're upset about what they consider a massive grab for power by the president. >> unfortunately this decision is against what i was expecting from him completely, and i think it's against the benefit and the good for the people and the country. >> the new constitution went through after hours of haggling, and the draft is set to be presented to the president tomorrow. but it still needs to be approved by the people, and critics of the hasty nature of the vote say that this is an attempt by morsi's party, the muslim brotherhood, to hijack the constitution in that country. president morsi has promised egyptians that his decrees will go into effect just as soon as the new constitution is ratified in a public referendum. >>> not far away but worlds away es
. >>> got a live scene for you in egypt right now, and as has become obvious to many, that's what tahrir square looks like when thousands of people descend upon it in the nighttime. at this point live there are angry crowds who are angry about their president, mohammed morsi and the new constitution that just was passed in that country. they're upset about what they consider a massive grab for power by the president. >> unfortunately this decision is against what i was expecting...
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jenna: mounting tensions in egypt at this hour as we continue to watch thousands gather in square r-frplt square r-frpltahrir square. i believe that is a live picture you have there. it appears to be fueling an already volatile situation between the opposition and the new government in egypt. steve harrigan is streaming live from cairo. >> reporter: this attempt by the government to push through a draft constitution in one day's time was an effort to stem the process it appears to have backfired. we are seeing greater numbers of opposition protestors out on the street today, they seem to be energized by this move by the government. already sharp criticism of this new draft constitution, criticism that it fails to protect the rights of women, also concerns about the role of islamic law in this new constitution. the next step is for a referendum. president morsi has 30 days to put it to a vote across the nation. he has said when the constitution is ratified he will give up the extraordinarys he assumed last week. it was that move by the president that really kicked off these processes. we h
jenna: mounting tensions in egypt at this hour as we continue to watch thousands gather in square r-frplt square r-frpltahrir square. i believe that is a live picture you have there. it appears to be fueling an already volatile situation between the opposition and the new government in egypt. steve harrigan is streaming live from cairo. >> reporter: this attempt by the government to push through a draft constitution in one day's time was an effort to stem the process it appears to have...
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egypt's muslim nor makers vote through a new constitution resembling hosni mubarak's rule strengthening islamic nor igniting protests among those who believe the revolution has been betrayed. a political disconnect in german parliament allows forty four million or more euros in aid in greece to taxpayers fuming respond to what you. want israel and the us versus the world to dismiss science accept. those of countries gave the go ahead to extend the. comment twenty four hours a day this is out. well top story now egypt's islamist dominated constitutional assembly has passed a new draft constitution the document is based on sharia law and is triggered fresh protests across the country opposition activists say it's a betrayal of the revolution's ideals journalist true has the details now from cairo. the problem really stems from the constituent assembly itself many of the liberal leftists and church representatives actually walked out of the constituent assembly to what they said was bullying from the islamist factions that dominated the constitution writing body one of the key issues is th
egypt's muslim nor makers vote through a new constitution resembling hosni mubarak's rule strengthening islamic nor igniting protests among those who believe the revolution has been betrayed. a political disconnect in german parliament allows forty four million or more euros in aid in greece to taxpayers fuming respond to what you. want israel and the us versus the world to dismiss science accept. those of countries gave the go ahead to extend the. comment twenty four hours a day this is out....
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he said his new authority is needed to guide egypt through its democratic transition and that he will give up his expanded powers once the country has a new constitution. a final draft of the constitution is now complete, written and voted on by a panel dominated by president's morsi's political allies, neither all of them islamists. the constitution gives islamic sharia law a more specific role in government and doesn't guarantee women's equality. it also empowers the state to defend morals and values. critics like human rights lawyer say that could be used to curtail freedom of expression. >> egyptian society originally there were six or eight women and maybe half of them, out of 100, have resigned. >> president morsi's opponents are planning another big demonstration today on tahrir square in central cairo. mr. morsi is make iing a politi gamble that most people here will vote for a constitution that represents his own more conservative views but in doing so he has infuriated many other egyptians. for "cbs this morning," holly williams, cairo. >>> back here in the united states, ma
he said his new authority is needed to guide egypt through its democratic transition and that he will give up his expanded powers once the country has a new constitution. a final draft of the constitution is now complete, written and voted on by a panel dominated by president's morsi's political allies, neither all of them islamists. the constitution gives islamic sharia law a more specific role in government and doesn't guarantee women's equality. it also empowers the state to defend morals...
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egypt's muslim door makers vote through a new constitution examining mubarak's rule strengthening islamic big writing protests those who believe the revolution has been betrayed. a political disconnect in germany allows people billion more euros in aid from greece taxpayers you responded for cheap. and israel and the us versus the world as a to dismiss palestine success at the un two thirds of countries david go ahead with statehood bid. around the world and around the clock this is r.t. egypt dominated constitutional assembly has passed a new draft constitution the document is based on sharia law and it's triggered fresh protests across the country opposition activists say it's a betrayal of the revolution's ideals which journalist bell true has the details now from cairo. the problem really stems from the constituent assembly itself many of the liberal leftists and church representatives actually walked out of the constituent assembly but they said it was bullying from the islamist factions that dominated the constitution writing body the key issues is the sharia law which many say the
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and now an update on the situation in egypt. a government panel rushed to approve a draft constitution in a move that's inflaming the power struggle. the panel made up almost entirely of morsi islamist supporters, held an all-night vote to approve the constitution after the judiciary threat e ebbened to dissolve before the work was done. street clashes have erupted between president morsi supporters and protesters upset over decrease he granted himself sweeping powers. the u.n. human rights chief says morsi's decree is an attempt to put himself beyond the law. >>> up next in our gaggle, a fiscal cliff forecast plus duraflame logs, apple pie, a tv, these are just a few of the things that joe biden, the vice president of these united states, picked up at krostco on thursday. but first, it's the white house soup of the day, of course. roasted chicken and vegetable. when i got up this morning it was 28 degrees out. so that's a nice hearty soup to make me feel better about things. don't forget to check out our website. ♪ ♪ ♪ [
and now an update on the situation in egypt. a government panel rushed to approve a draft constitution in a move that's inflaming the power struggle. the panel made up almost entirely of morsi islamist supporters, held an all-night vote to approve the constitution after the judiciary threat e ebbened to dissolve before the work was done. street clashes have erupted between president morsi supporters and protesters upset over decrease he granted himself sweeping powers. the u.n. human rights...
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we're waiting and watching for more developments out of cairo, egypt. we're coming after the moment where prayers end on a friday afternoon. so watch that story. martha: crowds in those streets. we'll keep an eye on it. we're just getting started on this friday morning, everybody. there is new information on the health of president george h.w. bush after he was admitted to the hospital. we have the latest how he is doing. we'll bring you that straight ahead. bill: the senate voting on a plan to prevent terror deteen east from gitmo being moved here to the u.s. and the results of what happens next with retired four-star general jack keane with his take on it. martha: and gridlock in washington. stuart varney just told us the white house's plan could send us into another recession. we'll talk to a democrat and ask why they think their plan to raise taxes will actually help the economy. melissa: the only reason democrats are insisting on raising rates because raising rates on the so-called rich is the holy grail of liberalism. the holy grail of liberalism.
we're waiting and watching for more developments out of cairo, egypt. we're coming after the moment where prayers end on a friday afternoon. so watch that story. martha: crowds in those streets. we'll keep an eye on it. we're just getting started on this friday morning, everybody. there is new information on the health of president george h.w. bush after he was admitted to the hospital. we have the latest how he is doing. we'll bring you that straight ahead. bill: the senate voting on a plan to...
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egypt's muslim nor make his vote through a new constitution resembling hosni mubarak's rule strengthening islamic norms reigniting protests among those who believe the revolution has been betrayed. the political disconnect in germany parliament forty four billion and more units in aid from greece but taxpayers you move a squandered fortune. israel on the us versus the world as the to dismiss palestine success at the un than two thirds of countries gave the go ahead to its statehood bid. do you think that something it's just cable kates could ever happen again the clinics here because of the time next year hopefully earlier than later does the world's top whistleblower have up his sleeve during the sound talks exclusively to r.t. . for costing live from moscow this is r.t. i'm kerry johnston now egypt dominated constitutional assembly has passed a new draft constitution the document is based on sharia law and has triggered fresh protests across the country opposition activists say it's a betrayal of the revolutions ideals of journalists well true has the details now from cairo. the problem
egypt's muslim nor make his vote through a new constitution resembling hosni mubarak's rule strengthening islamic norms reigniting protests among those who believe the revolution has been betrayed. the political disconnect in germany parliament forty four billion and more units in aid from greece but taxpayers you move a squandered fortune. israel on the us versus the world as the to dismiss palestine success at the un than two thirds of countries gave the go ahead to its statehood bid. do you...
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egypt's muslim nor make a vote through a new constitution resembling hosni mubarak's rule. igniting protests among those who believe the revolution has been betrayed. a political disconnect in germany parliament forty four billion euros in aid for greece. the path to palestine the u.n. overwhelmingly votes to recognize it statehood despite fears opposition from the u.s. and israel. do you think that something. could ever happen again next year next year. what does the world's top with the sleeve. talks exclusively to r.t. . you're watching r.t. live from moscow welcome now egypt's constitutional assembly has passed a new draft constitution the document is based on sharia law and has triggered fresh protests across the country opposition activists say it's a betrayal of the revolution's ideals the journalist has the details. the problem really stems from the concept itself many of the liberal leftists and church representatives actually walked out of the constituent assembly they said it was bullying from the islamist factions that dominated the constitution rights embody th
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a new draft constitution based on islamic law gets the seal of approval from egypt's muslim lawmakers with the opposition calling for mass protests to boycott the charter. on the world's most famous whistleblower jewel in the sun promises more astonishing wiki leaks revelations speaks exclusively to our t.v. at the ecuadorian embassy in london. news and much more twenty four seven and you're watching r.t. palestine has one long awaited state recognition at the u.n. after more than two thirds of members voted in favor of upgrading its status the decision came as a blow to israel and the u.s. who opposed the move calling it counterproductive well correspondent. and activist and filmmaker haifa in gaza have more now on how this historic vote was received in both camps. these ladies certainly are downplaying the significance of this vote although we have seen them would use the kind of rhetoric that they've been acting over the past few weeks and months certainly they're no longer issuing the same kinds of threats that they were before presumably because they understand that this will onl
a new draft constitution based on islamic law gets the seal of approval from egypt's muslim lawmakers with the opposition calling for mass protests to boycott the charter. on the world's most famous whistleblower jewel in the sun promises more astonishing wiki leaks revelations speaks exclusively to our t.v. at the ecuadorian embassy in london. news and much more twenty four seven and you're watching r.t. palestine has one long awaited state recognition at the u.n. after more than two thirds of...
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a new draft constitution based on islamic law gets the seal of approval from egypt's muslim lawmakers the opposition in the calling for mass protests to boycott the charter. palestinian triumph and israeli diplomatic defeat as the u.n. overwhelmingly voted to recognize palestine as a de facto sovereign state upgrading its status in the organization. of the world's most famous. son promises more astonishing we can expect relations as he speaks exclusively to r.t. the ecuadorian embassy in london. i know you're watching r.t. live from moscow i'm carrie dunst and welcome to the program. palestine has one long awaited state recognition at the u.n. after more than two thirds of member states voted in favor of upgrading its status the decision came as a blow to israel and the u.s. who harshly oppose the move calling it counterproductive for more on how this historic vote was received in both camps we have our correspondent there in tel aviv and i fear activist and filmmaker in gaza. to you first now that the u.n. has upgraded palestinian status what's the feeling in israel regarding where t
a new draft constitution based on islamic law gets the seal of approval from egypt's muslim lawmakers the opposition in the calling for mass protests to boycott the charter. palestinian triumph and israeli diplomatic defeat as the u.n. overwhelmingly voted to recognize palestine as a de facto sovereign state upgrading its status in the organization. of the world's most famous. son promises more astonishing we can expect relations as he speaks exclusively to r.t. the ecuadorian embassy in...
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point zero egypt's been shaken by her we have violent unrest as are any and inside. i don't think so today opposition forces have claimed four million man marches across egypt and also they are continuing that into her but we really will see probably more escalating violence we've seen on the streets recently because of this is what they called a power grab by president morsi was referring to is a very controversial constitution that duration we awarded himself sweeping power as rival protest groups are pro and anti more tea and more see what's his comments on egypt streets really is that she was out of the fair amount of violence in the last week including actually least one that she really people are gearing up for more protests specially as we now have this draft constitution that people rightly regard as illegitimate. all right thanks very much indeed for the sub daytimes bell truth from cairo. well was the growing unrest in egypt as well as protest in libya and tunisia mannie analysts are now questioning just how much change the arab spring has brought to these
point zero egypt's been shaken by her we have violent unrest as are any and inside. i don't think so today opposition forces have claimed four million man marches across egypt and also they are continuing that into her but we really will see probably more escalating violence we've seen on the streets recently because of this is what they called a power grab by president morsi was referring to is a very controversial constitution that duration we awarded himself sweeping power as rival protest...
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this is not the old dictator of egypt. this is the new guy. and just one more thing, if you're not too busy while you're considering these matters, while the united states is negotiating how many american troops are going to stay on in afghanistan after the end of our longest war ever, while we're negotiating what's going to happen in that country after 2014 while we're in the middle of those negotiation, the united states senate voted today by a big margin, 62-33, that we would please like to leave afghanistan sooner than the end of 2014. faster. which you will now need to work out with the president of the united states and the pentagon and the afghans and all the nato allies sprinting for the exits there. that's what's on your plate. that's today. do you want this job of sorting this all out? again, that's today's agenda. that's a thursday in american diplomacy. do you want the job of making all those things right? i do not know you, but i know enough about you to guess that you do not want the job of making all of those things right. >> we
this is not the old dictator of egypt. this is the new guy. and just one more thing, if you're not too busy while you're considering these matters, while the united states is negotiating how many american troops are going to stay on in afghanistan after the end of our longest war ever, while we're negotiating what's going to happen in that country after 2014 while we're in the middle of those negotiation, the united states senate voted today by a big margin, 62-33, that we would please like to...
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less than two years after egypt from people out. hosni mubarak mohamed morsi granted himself even more power than his predecessor head with a special to create president morsi make sure that no court can challenges decisions . that the president's power grab brought hundreds of thousands of egyptians onto the street with a shared says that their aspirations were being betrayed. unfortunately replace the corrupt regime of mubarak with a regime that is more strict and violent the draft version of egypt's new constitution inserts new islamic references into the country's system of government and keeps in place an article defining the principles of shari'a as the main source of legislation whether or not the. moderates. in the united states and washington the various islamic organizations that dominate in the us but when they come into power they put a lot grip on power it is socially establish an islamic dictatorship the sense of betrayal and disappointment has not left the stream so. the first country to witness an arab spring uprisin
less than two years after egypt from people out. hosni mubarak mohamed morsi granted himself even more power than his predecessor head with a special to create president morsi make sure that no court can challenges decisions . that the president's power grab brought hundreds of thousands of egyptians onto the street with a shared says that their aspirations were being betrayed. unfortunately replace the corrupt regime of mubarak with a regime that is more strict and violent the draft version of...
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this is the road map for egypt's future. and i think the heady first days of the revolution, many people imagine quite a sweeping overhaul of egypt's institutions. that's not going to happen. after a rather convoluted transition process and around pretty tight deadline the drafters have decided to start with egypt's former constitution and tinker with that. they didn't look around the world and find the best possible models and start from scratch and put something together. they've been sort of twisting and turning the old constitution to try to tweak it to work better and they have done some things that everyone here wanted. they're ending the old imperial presidency that hosni mubarak and his predecessors used to rule over egypt. they're barring torture, ending detention without trial. on a lot of other areas it's a little bit of a muddle. there are protections for individual rights but also rather expansive guarantees against insults of individuals or fro fetes or other icons that could clash with freedom of expression an
this is the road map for egypt's future. and i think the heady first days of the revolution, many people imagine quite a sweeping overhaul of egypt's institutions. that's not going to happen. after a rather convoluted transition process and around pretty tight deadline the drafters have decided to start with egypt's former constitution and tinker with that. they didn't look around the world and find the best possible models and start from scratch and put something together. they've been sort of...
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and draft constitution based on islamic law gets the seal of approval from egypt smiles the lawmakers with the opposition calling for mass protests to boycott the charter. i am the world's most famous whistleblower join us on promises more astonishing we've leaks revelations as he speaks exclusively to our team i think with warren embassy in london. this is r.t. coming to you live from moscow eleven am in the russian capital i'm marina joshie palestine as one long awaited recognition at the u.n. after more than two thirds of member states voted in favor of a grating it status the decision came as a blow to israel and the u.s. who harshly opposed the move calling it's counterproductive right after the historic vote my colleague sean thomas spoke to our correspondents in new york and tell of eve as well as an activist in gaza. one hundred thirty eight countries including russia voted in support of the draft resolution that now elevates palestine status to non member observer state palestine will be able to join the international criminal court this would allow palestine to press for inv
and draft constitution based on islamic law gets the seal of approval from egypt smiles the lawmakers with the opposition calling for mass protests to boycott the charter. i am the world's most famous whistleblower join us on promises more astonishing we've leaks revelations as he speaks exclusively to our team i think with warren embassy in london. this is r.t. coming to you live from moscow eleven am in the russian capital i'm marina joshie palestine as one long awaited recognition at the...
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egypt faces more street riots as opposition activists called for boycotting a new draft constitution now this same poses as long as vision brads down freedom. and the world's most famous whistleblower julian assange promises more astonishing with these revelations as he speaks exclusively tortilla with the word embassy. in the russian capital you're watching r t i'm marina joshie palestine is one long awaited recognition at the u.n. after more than two thirds of member states voted in favor of upgrading its status the decision came as a blow to israel and the u.s. who harshly opposed the move calling it counterproductive right after the historic vote my colleague john thomas spoke to our correspondent in new york and tel aviv as well as an activist in gaza. one hundred thirty eight countries including russia voted in support of the draft resolution that now elevates palestine status to non member observer state palestine will be able to join the international criminal court this would allow palestine to press for investigations into israel's practices in the occupied territories it w
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>> first of all, eliot, egypt is a democracy today. president morsi was elected. but it is a democracy the way we see a democracy in the middle east. i experienced that in turkey under prime ministerrered wine iraq under prime minister maliki. both come from religious movements. both represent partially religious parties. we'll see this against -- both represent -- the question is right now, the battle is being fought out over the constitution. the role of pluralism. the role of tolerance. we have to see we have to await the outcome but i was encouraged by the fact that president morsi had to back step a little bit based upon the popular protests we saw breaking out all over egypt in the past week. this is a leader who must respond to popular protest and that's a mark of a democratic system. >> eliot: it is indeed. it was fascinating to see tahrir square occupied by secular voices, not the muslim brotherhood saying to president morsi, we're with you but you must respect our civil liberties and maintain some framework of a secular nation. how about the judicial off
>> first of all, eliot, egypt is a democracy today. president morsi was elected. but it is a democracy the way we see a democracy in the middle east. i experienced that in turkey under prime ministerrered wine iraq under prime minister maliki. both come from religious movements. both represent partially religious parties. we'll see this against -- both represent -- the question is right now, the battle is being fought out over the constitution. the role of pluralism. the role of...
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state leadership in egypt but claiming regional egypt. israel is having to recognize a state-run by aterrorist organization that the united states will not even recognize because they're a terrorist group. just a very bizarre setting. >> is it bizarre or is it on purpose and very specific? >> well, it is on purpose from the u.n. it is on purpose from individuals there that want to legitimatize hamas's reaction, do this moral equivalency dance. liz: right. >> unfortunately now it is becoming a normalization of islamism as a ideology. it is not just the brotherhood wing of hamas that is a threat. now we should start to see the regional threat of islamism from egypt and what we're funding. liz: meanwhile, that brings us right into the rest of the discussion. meanwhile as tide is turning around the world, feels like the sand is shifting beneath your feet we're sending money to the imf, turning around giving these loans to egypt. does that make sense? >> it really doesn't. melissa, so good you're bringing this up because if you look in history
state leadership in egypt but claiming regional egypt. israel is having to recognize a state-run by aterrorist organization that the united states will not even recognize because they're a terrorist group. just a very bizarre setting. >> is it bizarre or is it on purpose and very specific? >> well, it is on purpose from the u.n. it is on purpose from individuals there that want to legitimatize hamas's reaction, do this moral equivalency dance. liz: right. >> unfortunately now...
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we will continue to work with israel and our partner, egypt, to and smuggling of arms into gaza while ensuring the safe passage of humanitarian aid. no nation should have to live in fear of these kinds of attacks. that is why i'm proud that our two countries operated so closely. the iron dome performed remarkably well during the recent escalation. it intercepted more than 400 rockets bound for israeli population centers for roughly 85% success rate overall. i had the opportunity to see the life-saving capability firsthand in august. we traveled to southern israel and visited the iron dome battery in that vicinity. it success is the testament to the ingenuity of the israeli people and the commitment of the united states to israel security. i assured the minister that our strong commitment to iron dome will continue in the future. ,t the president's direction the department continues to work closely with israel's minister of defense to ensure that we are making the necessary investments in iron dome. this spring we have announced that we would provide $70 million in fiscal 2012 and top
we will continue to work with israel and our partner, egypt, to and smuggling of arms into gaza while ensuring the safe passage of humanitarian aid. no nation should have to live in fear of these kinds of attacks. that is why i'm proud that our two countries operated so closely. the iron dome performed remarkably well during the recent escalation. it intercepted more than 400 rockets bound for israeli population centers for roughly 85% success rate overall. i had the opportunity to see the...
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it was egypt. egypt was strong because egypt has peace with israel. the way to be strong is not by making war and unilateral declarations in the u.n. that have no meaning. the way to gain strength is to be a partner. >> is the cease-fire holding? >> cease-fire's holding so far. >> and you thank egypt's president mohamed morsi for that? >> he is so far now proving to be a constructive partner certainly as proven in this last operation. >> is he honoring the peace treaty with israel? >> i think there's peace between egypt and israel on a daily basis, yes. >> what about syria? what would you like to see the government of israel as far as syria is concerned? because it's intense what's going on right now. about 40,000 people have been killed over the past year and a half. >> it's horrible. it's a terrible tragedy. we, the people of israel, look at the people of syria with great respect, even awe standing up and risking and even giving their lives for freedom from the terrible bashar al assad regime. we want them to go. we've long wanted him to depart. he
it was egypt. egypt was strong because egypt has peace with israel. the way to be strong is not by making war and unilateral declarations in the u.n. that have no meaning. the way to gain strength is to be a partner. >> is the cease-fire holding? >> cease-fire's holding so far. >> and you thank egypt's president mohamed morsi for that? >> he is so far now proving to be a constructive partner certainly as proven in this last operation. >> is he honoring the peace...
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egypt's president is trying to quiet the country after he took almost absolute power and has spoken to his people. we thought it would be a live speech of president morsi by he put it on video and they will play it to the people shortly. when they see it, we will see it. it is very important. the reaction on the streets of cairo less than two years after people kicked their president out. and a health care for former president george h.w. bush, he has been in the hospital for a week now. are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. >>shepard: 17 minutes past the hour. egyptian president morsi has recorded a statement on the uprising in the crucial area of the middle east and egyptian lawmakers are returning to complete a brand new constitution that could end president morsi's power grab. last week he essentially maim himself a dictator. he issued several decrees including an order that all decisions he makes are final
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cameron says a new law could be going too far again we examine that one and unrelenting protests in egypt as christians and liberals boycott the vote on a new constitution fearing the document will only cement the presidents and therefore the muslim brotherhood's grip on power. could even kevin owen here they are to new center tonight first this hour it's crunch time for palestinians eagerly anticipating the un vote which may see them granted a long sought after statehood the autonomy is hoping to be upgraded to the position of a member observer state that's the crucial work well earlier i discussed the issue with artie's polis later in tel aviv a report at the un headquarters in new york. well palestine is expected to win its un bid by an overwhelming majority more than one hundred thirty nations of the journalist including at least fifteen european states are reportedly planning to full vote in favor of lifting the palestinian authority un status from entity to observer state now palestine only needs two thirds of the majority of the general assembly to win this resolution to win this v
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egypt is very divided. we expect morsi to come out and say to all egyptian people the constitution is written. now you the people have the right to vote on it. and half the people in this country, the people who are represented here in tahrir, are going to clearly vote no. but most observers expect that the constitution will pass. this is not a good sign for the revolution that began here nearly two years ago which was supposed to be for liberal and let's call it democratic values, not for what many believe was a muslim brotherhood takeover by morsi. >> a lot of people will be watching coming up to find out exactly what morsi has to say again at the top of the hour. protests still planned for tomorrow and saturday. richard engel reporting from cairo for us. richard, thank you. >>> there's a lot going on today. here are just some of the things we thought you should know. turns out that president obama's victory over mitt romney is bigger than first thought. on the day after election day it was 50% to 48%. as
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call unitedhealthcare today. >>> now to egypt. several new developments today. first off, dmon straights prompted the u.s. to shut down the embassy there. the embassy was not under fire but clashes between protesters and riot police clogged streets around the complex. this chaos is going on for days as demonstrators threatened the new islamic president morsi with a second revolution. >>> and then there's this. lawmakers dominated by islamists are now rushing to draft a new constitution. this move is seen by some of morsi's critics as an effort by the muslim brotherhood to hijack the constitution. and amid all of this, president morsi is on the cover of "time" magazine. "time" calls him the most important man in the middle east and boasts an exclusive interview credited with getting israel and gaza to end fighting. let's bring in the "time" bureau chief and got the interview and joins us from tel aviv. thank you for joining us and why is morsi the most important man in the middle east? >> well, for a couple of reasons. i mean, one he is just sort of central to, y
call unitedhealthcare today. >>> now to egypt. several new developments today. first off, dmon straights prompted the u.s. to shut down the embassy there. the embassy was not under fire but clashes between protesters and riot police clogged streets around the complex. this chaos is going on for days as demonstrators threatened the new islamic president morsi with a second revolution. >>> and then there's this. lawmakers dominated by islamists are now rushing to draft a new...
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cameron says a new law could be going too far again we examine that story and unrelenting protests in egypt as christians and liberals boycott the vote on a new constitution they're fearing the document will only cement the president and the muslim brotherhood as their grip on power. hello and good evening kevin irwin here at r.t. tonight's could have a company now it's crunch time for the palestinians to eagerly anticipating that un vote which may finally see them granted long sought after statehood tommies hoping to be granted the position of quote known member observer state that is the key word will join me live now for more on this it's a big night artie's paullus leader in tel aviv but first let's go to new york miniport is there for us hi a lot of attention focused on the u.n. tonight this votes but take place in what but three hours isn't it what are the expectations where you are. well palestine is expected to win its un bid by an overwhelming majority more than one hundred thirty nations of the journalist including at least fifteen euro be the european states are reportedly planni
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and unrelenting protests in egypt as christians and liberals boycott the pumps on a new constitution they're fearing the document will only cement the president and the muslim brotherhood script. hello if you just joined us for a good evening shoot kevin owen here at r t tonight's our top story this hour it's crunch time for palestinians eagerly anticipating a u.n. vote which may finally see them granted a long sought after statehood here tanami is hoping to be upgraded to the position of no one member observer state that's the crucial word. is in new york. well the palestinians are expected to win their un bid by an overwhelming margin according to reports more than one hundred thirty member states of the united nations will vote in favor of recognizing palestine as a nonmember observer observer states now. palestine only needs two thirds of the majority of the one hundred ninety three nations of the general assembly to win this big now the us has been campaigning feverish to rail two days contentious vote on wednesday u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said that washington has
and unrelenting protests in egypt as christians and liberals boycott the pumps on a new constitution they're fearing the document will only cement the president and the muslim brotherhood script. hello if you just joined us for a good evening shoot kevin owen here at r t tonight's our top story this hour it's crunch time for palestinians eagerly anticipating a u.n. vote which may finally see them granted a long sought after statehood here tanami is hoping to be upgraded to the position of no...
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embassy in egypt is now shut down. violence between protesters and police has blocked roads around the compound in central cairo. the protesters, they are actually not targeting the embassy. they have been demonstrating, however, for a week. there has been some fighting with riot police around tahrir square. they've got rocks, tear gas being hurled in the streets. demonstrators, they are trying to force president mohammed morsi to give back some of the sweeping powers that he seized earlier in the week. want to go live to cairo. reza sayah is overlooking tahrir square. is it calm where you are, and are people assuming that things are going to get better? there are a lot of critics who vague the broum brotherhood is really now trying to hijack the process, hijack the constitution and get the president to remain in power, as much power as he can hold on to. >> yeah. many of those critics, suzanne, are behind us. still demonstrating here in tahrir square. in the meantime, major developments unfolding. as we speak right no
embassy in egypt is now shut down. violence between protesters and police has blocked roads around the compound in central cairo. the protesters, they are actually not targeting the embassy. they have been demonstrating, however, for a week. there has been some fighting with riot police around tahrir square. they've got rocks, tear gas being hurled in the streets. demonstrators, they are trying to force president mohammed morsi to give back some of the sweeping powers that he seized earlier in...
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order in a situation like "the trade" time, what we have now is a different type of egypt. we had a guest on yesterday telling us the muslim brotherhood and hamas are the same thing. a terrorist organization in the minds of u.s. officials. >> there's a segment of it that is in another segment that is more modern wanting to rule with sharia law. it does not hit the city of military activities hit the muslim brotherhood and of itself is fighting amongst itself in addition the secularist. this is an evolving situation that will take several years to work out. they want to become a revolutionary anti-american, so the threat is there another more to keep prices up. you can't jump to the conclusion that also for the first will do so. cheryl: there's no discussion of what we are seeing not just today, but coming up this saturday with protesters, supporters coming in. we will have an all-out to you to really was a good >> israelis feel there shoul the negotiations, posting in it we can be a strong negotiator as he upgraded that is, so it is a bg into the palestinian authorities and
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>>> a special assembly in egypt is rushing a vote on a final draft of a new constitution for that country. all at the same time, as protests are going on outside against the president of that country. and why is it that they're rushing this draft? word is that the constitutional court has a plan to rule this weekend on whether to just dissolve that assembly completely. some of the assembly members have walked out, saying they're angry. they're accusing islamists of trying to impose their vision. president morsi has faced some very, very tough criticism since he granted himself massive powers until a brand-new constitution is drafted. he declared last week that there is no court anywhere in that country that could overturn anything he decides. if the officials pass the draft today, though, it will go before egyptians for a popular vote in 15 days. and if that is approved, president morsi is going to lose a lot of those extended powers. all of this as images like this play out, and these are not good for egyptians and they are not good for americans. the u.s. embassy in cairo has been close
>>> a special assembly in egypt is rushing a vote on a final draft of a new constitution for that country. all at the same time, as protests are going on outside against the president of that country. and why is it that they're rushing this draft? word is that the constitutional court has a plan to rule this weekend on whether to just dissolve that assembly completely. some of the assembly members have walked out, saying they're angry. they're accusing islamists of trying to impose...